Catasauqua home damaged in blaze

A Catasauqua home was damaged severely Monday night in a fire that neighbors said sent flames out the front porch. There were no early reports of injuries.

The blaze at the one-and-a-half-story house at 516 Howertown Road, near Bridge Street, was reported at 8 p.m. The Catasauqua Fire Department and other emergency workers rushed to the scene.

"I saw a lot of flames," neighbor John Brubaker said less than an hour later. "It looked like it was coming over the front porch to me, but I didn't go too close. Our volunteer force put it out really quick."

Fire officials reported most of the fire knocked down within 15 minutes, but firefighters remained on the scene to look for hot spots they may have missed.